Great film - file under Romero

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2002)

A super 21st Century British zombie film and lots of fun. But the bottom line is that it is repackaged Romero Zombie trilogy rolled into one film. The story deals with a coma victim waking (after 28 days) to find London deserted. Everyone seems to have died from a massive plague. Enter some very nasty red-eyed zombies who can attack at great speed. There are survivors, some who are helpful, and some who are more interested in helping themselves. The film deals with a journey to a place safety, which is not all it seems. For anyone who has seen the Romero films (Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead in particular) there is considerable déjà vu - soldiers in a fortress (complete with a chained Zombie), an attack by a child Zombie at a service station, a trip to the supermarket, four friends on the journey (one of them is reckless). The pace is much faster than the Romero films as the Zombies move much more quickly and are much more frightening. The character development suffers, however, as it competes with the action sequences and great scenery. The theme is very much the same, however, human fear and selfishness is the biggest enemy.